Nauticam NA-D810 User manual

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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM digital camera housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves on the a ility to recognise the requirements of
professional as well as amateur underwater photographers and fulfill them
through the innovative designs of our products. We strive to achieve a high level
of user-friendliness y allowing stress-free installation and easy operation of all
important functions of the camera.
Each housing is individually inspected and water pressure tested to ensure
optimum quality.
Please read this manual carefully efore using the housing, this will maximise its
performance as well as its lifetime.

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1.
All NAUTICAM Products are warranted against any material and
manufacturing defects for one year from the date of purchase for consumer
use. Please fill in the warranty cards shipped with our housings and
viewfinders at the time of sale and return them to your point of purchase
within a month. If we do not receive the completed warranty card for a
particular product, the warranty period would e assumed to egin from the
day that the product is shipped from our facility. This warranty only applies to
products purchased from authorised NAUTICAM dealers and does not extend
eyond the original retail purchaser.
2.
To return your product for service, please contact your regional authorized
service centre(s). Please note that this warranty only applies when the
product is purchased in the territory where the service centre is located.
3.
NAUTICAM accepts no lia ility for any damage to and defects in the housing
caused y improper use and/or poor maintenance; it is the responsi ility of
the owner to carefully follow the instructions in our manuals.
4.
NAUTICAM does not hold responsi ility for damage, of any nature, to any
equipment used with and/or placed within our products.
5.
NAUTICAM accepts no lia ility for any loss of captured images or the ina ility
to capture images even if it is due to the malfunctioning of our products.
6.
Unauthorised modifications and/or repairs of our products will automatically
invalidate the warranty.

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1. NA-D810 housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er main o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2450 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
8. M14 plug
9. M16 to M14 step down adaptor for electrical ulkhead
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant Set of Allen keys
CR2450 attery
O-ring remover
M14 plug and M16 to M14
step down adaptor

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1. A water-tight test without the camera inside the housing is highly
recommended when using the system for the first time and after the changing
of port and O-ring(s).
2. Do not use lu ricants from other rands with the silicone ru er O-ring on this
housing, only use the lu ricant provided y NAUTICAM.
3. Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
4. Store the housing in a ro ust, shock-proof container during transportation;
avoid transporting with any equipment, such as a camera, inside the housing.
5. When travelling y air, do not close the housing if the port is installed, as this
may lead to a pressure difference etween the atmosphere and inside the
housing.
6. Care must e taken when opening the housing, as pressure may uild up inside
the housing which increases the opening force.
7. Do not open the product in a wet or sandy environment. Protect the interior
from moisture and de ris in order to prevent malfunction or leakage.
8. Do not store the product in an environment of high humidity.
9. Do not leave the housing and the camera in direct sunlight for prolonged
periods.
10. Keep out of reach of children, failure to do so could result in injury.
11. Defective products should e shipped to our distri utors for service,
unauthorized disassem ling and/or modifications could result in malfunction
or leakage.

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Specifications 6
Identification of Parts 7
Opening and Closing the Housing 12
Preparation of the Housing 13
Installing the Camera 18
Mounting the Port 21
Changing the iewfinder 23
Care and Maintenance 24

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Construction
Housing ody: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: A rasion resistant polycar onate
Grip handles: Polycar onate and ru er
Dimensions
(with handles)
Width: 350 mm
Height: 208 mm
Depth: 134 mm
Weight 2.96kg (with handles and all mounts)
Buoyancy Slightly negative
Depth rating 100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audi le alarm
Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder
TTL capa ility:
Single Nikonos 5-pin ulkhead (optional)
2 optical ulkheads utilising on camera
pop-up flash as commmander
Port mount: Patented port locking lever for easy port
installation.
Multi selector: Allows diagonal movement in addition to
the up/ down/ left/ right functions.
ISO sensitivity
lever:
Allows easy ISO adjustments from the left
handle.
Exposure
compensation
lever:
Allows easy exposure adjustments from
the right handle.

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1 On/Off control kno 4 Optical ulkhead for stro e
connections x 2
2 Grip handle x 2 5 Port alignment index
3 Port lock/release lever
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6 M16 accessory port 12 Mode utton
7 Main command dial 13 M5/ M10 threaded hole
8 Movie record lever 14 Shutter release lever
9 AF-ON lever 15 Su -command dial
10 Exposure compensation lever 16 Pv lever
11 Info lever 17 Fn lever
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18 Delete utton 29 Housing lock (R)
19 Menu utton 30 Housing lock safety utton (R)
20 Protect/Help utton 31 Live view selector lever
21 Housing lock (L) 32 i utton
22 Housing lock safety utton (L) 33 Multi selector
23 Play ack zoom in utton 34 Up selection utton
24 Thum nail/Play ack zoom out
utton 35 Left selection utton
25 OK utton 36 OK utton
26 Moisture alarm window 37 Right selection utton
27 AE-L/ AF-L utton 38 Down selection utton
28 LV utton
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39 Bracketing utton 47 Flash Off lever
40 M16 optional accessory port 48 Release mode kno
41 Flash pop-up/ flash
compensation utton 49 M5/ M10 threaded hole
42 Zoom/ focus gear
disengagement lever 50 ISO sensitivity lever
43 Zoom/focus kno 51 Play ack lever
44 Lens release utton 52 QUAL utton
45 Focus mode selection kno 53 Metering utton
46 AF-mode utton 54 White alance utton
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Shooting Tips
1. By setting the “Release Button to Use Dial” function of the D800 camera to
Yes allows adjustments which are normally made y holding down a utton
and rotating a command dial to e made y rotating the command dial after
the utton is pressed and released.
To ena le this function, under Menu, scroll to
Custom Setting Menu (Pencil shaped icon on the
left of the LCD screen), enter ‘f’ Controls.
Then scroll to ‘f10’ Release Button to Use Dial and
enter.
Select ‘Yes’ and press OK.

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1. Always open and close the housing with the front facing down, place the
housing on a flat surface or in your lap.
2. When closing, make sure there is nothing caught etween the closing surfaces
of the two halves of the housing.
3. The housing can e opened and closed y operating the two housing locks;
when opening, press the safety uttons, then turn the locks outwards.
4. To close, turn the locks towards the housing, and then make sure they are
locked in place securely.

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1. After verifying that the main O-ring is in good condition, lightly coat it with the
lu ricant provided.
2. Make sure the O-ring groove located in the front part of the housing is free
from any foreign material; the groove can e cleaned with the aid of a
microfi er cloth.
3. Place the main O-ring into the groove y gently pushing it, first at the corners,
then the whole perimeter.
4. (Optional) If necessary, spacers (25011) can e used to increase space etween
the grip handles and the housing; A pair of small handles (28123) is also
availa le to decrease space etween the grip handles and the housing.
5. (Optional) To install the electrical ulkhead:
ii.
Install the M16 to M14 step down
adaptor with a spanner.
i.
Remove
the
M16 plug from the
threaded hole with a coin.

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iii.
Insert the 5
-
pin ulkhead through
the threaded hole.
vi.
Slide the accessory shoe plug of
the housing into the accessory
shoe of the camera.
iv.
T
ighten
the 5
-
pin ulkhead
with a
spanner.
v.
Connect the 5
-
pin ulkhead t
o the
accessory shoe plug.

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1.
Instal
l the CR2450 attery provided
into the attery compartment inside the
rear housing.
To remove the attery, use a sm
all flat
-
head screwdriver to lift up the attery
as shown.
6. Setting up the moisture alarm:
2.
Switch the alarm on. The LED light will
turn lue for five seconds indicating the
attery is normal. Then it goes into
flashing lue light stand y mode.
3.
T
est the alarm y contacting the two
wires near the ottom of the housing
with a damped cotton ud; the alarm
should start giving out a repeating
“ eep” sound along with a flashing red
light. The “ eep” sound and the light
should keep on going for 5 seconds
after the removal of the damped
cotton ud .

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LED status identification:
On start up:
LED indicator
Status
Steady "Blue" light
Battery is normal,
goes into flashing "Blue" light
stand y mode after 5 seconds.
"Blue" and "Red"
lights alternating
Battery low. R
eplac
e
at
tery
as soon as possi le
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Goes into stand y mode after 5 seconds.
Steady "Red" light
Battery empty
, replace attery.
After start up:
LED indicator
Status
Flashing "Blue" light
Stand y mode. The moisture alarm is active, and
the system is ready for vacuum indication whenever
a vacuum is detected.
Flashing "Red" light
with eeping sound
Moisture is detected.
Flashing "Yellow" light
Some vacuum is detected,
target vacuum level is
not reached.
Steady "Green" light
Target vacuum level is reached.
Rapidly flash "Yellow
"
light
Vacuum is dropping. (Will occur only after target
vacuum level is reached)
Rapidly flashing "Red"
light
Vacuum is totally lost. Circuit stalled until switched
off. (Will occur only after target vacuum level is
reached)
(Optiona
l) Vacuum valve can e
attached to the housing via one of the
accessory port for conducting a
vacuum seal test. Please refer to the
manual of the vacuum valve for more
details of the operation.

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To reset when changing port/lens:
1.
Release vacuum y turning the vacuum
release ring anti-clockwise.
2. Remove the port and lens from the
housing and camera.
3. Press the BLUE utton once to reset the
system. The LED light will turn lue for
five seconds then it goes into flashing
lue light stand y mode.

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1.
Turn the locking lever on the tray
of the housing to the “open”
position.
2.
Remove the camera saddle from
the housing.
4.
Align the pin on the saddle with
the opening in the ottom of the
camera as indicated in the
diagram.
3.
Pull the sliding ar on the saddle
to its outward position.

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5.
Attach the saddle to
the camera
y tightening the screw to the
tripod socket of the camera with
a screwdriver or a coin.
7.
Disengag
e the zoom/focus gear
using the zoom/focus gear
disengagement lever.
8. Make sure the camera power is
off and the On/Off control kno
on the housing is in the “off”
position.
9.
Mount the camera y sliding the
attached saddle along the rail in
the housing until it cannot go in
any further.
6.
After ensuring the
C/S
/M activator
on the sliding ar aligns correctly
with the focus mode selector of
the camera, push the sliding ar
to its inward position. Check that
y rotating the activator, the
focus mode of the camera can e
altered.